WATAIN have issued the following update:

"In September, prior to the massive Reaping Death Tour in Europe, Watain shall embark on a Scandinavian crusade. The perfomances shall also be enpowered by the reborn force of REPUGNANT, as well as heavy metal tyrants RAM on some of the shows. Beware, for the abominations of the north are about to be set loose..."

Dates include:

September

3 - Västeras, Sweden - Sigurdsgatan 25
4 - Sundsvall, Sweden - Nordfest
5 - Lulea, Sweden - Kulturens Hus (without Repugnant)
11 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi (without Ram)
12 - Turku, Finland - Klubi (without Ram)

French national TV has aired a show about Hellfest, where Watain performed on June 18th, and the desperate Christian harlots trying to prevent it from happening. The show is now available below, in two parts (in French). The Watain feature starts at the end of the first one and continues at the beginning of the second.

Two weeks after the release of Watain's fourth album, Lawless Darkness, the release entered the Swedish charts at #26.

Watain released Lawless Darkness on June 7th via Season Of Mist. The tracklisting is as follows:

'Death's Cold Dark'

'Malfeitor'

'Reaping Death'

'Four Thrones'

'Wolves Curse'

'Lawless Darkness'

'Total Funeral'

'Hymn To Qayin'

'Kiss Of Death'

'Waters Of Ain'

Check out a sample of the track 'Reaping Death', streaming below:

'Reaping Death'

Watain's Reaping Death Tour, with Destroyer 666, includes the following dates:

September

24 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Romein
25 - Essen, Germany - Turock
26 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
27 - London, England - Underworld
28 - Dublin, Ireland - The Button Factory
29 - Liverpool, England - The Masque

October

1 - Paris, France - Nouveau Casino
2 - Rennes, France - Ubu
3 - Lyon, France - Ninkasi Kao
4 - Zürich, Switzerland - Dynamo Saal
5 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben
6 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik
7 - Ronchi die Legionari, Italy - Rock Club
8 - Nürnberg, Germany - Z-Bau
9 - München, Germany - Backstage
10 - Budapest, Hungary - Dürer Kert
11 - Baia Mare, Romania - Venue TBA
12 - Bucharest, Romania - Venue TBA
15 - Maribor, Slovenia - MC Pekarna
16 - Bansky Bystrica, Slovakia - Tirish
21 - Berlin, Germany - K17
22 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
23 - Wien, Austria - Viper Room
24 - Prague, Czech Republic - Matrix Club
25 - Linz, Austria - Posthof
26 - Liege, Belgium - Centre Culturel de Flemalle
27 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Baroeg
28 - Hamburg, Germany - Marx

More on Watain at this location.